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Personally I'm uneasy with the choice, but you wanted it. And those that do, please list what you use as Wynona did. Happy navigation. :)
How Do You Begin Navigation? (Old poll: What Start Menu do you use?)
View Poll Results: How Do You Begin Navigation?
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1. The default menu with tiles.
7 19.44% -
2. The default menu eliminating all tiles leaving and using just All Apps.
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3. Taskbar only.
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4. Create and use a Toolbar via the Taskbar. e.g. A folder of shortcuts.
1 2.78% -
5. Place shortcut icons on your desktop and use those.
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6. Use 3rd party customizing software to create some other menu.
3 8.33% -
7. A combination of the above.
20 55.56%
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New #52
Every day stuff like browsers, email. foobar etc. I run from the taskbar. Stuff like Control Panel, Run and Event Viewer I have pinned to the start menu. Games such as COD, Mass Effect etc i run from the Desktop.
I think things like this are more down to familiarity than anything else. I use what I am comfortable with and am reluctant to change.
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New #53
Thanks, DooGie. This is the kind of comment/answer I'm looking for. Not only what you use, but why you use it.
Did you use Windows during you career as a Mechanical Engineer? CAD on it I assume? If so, did you basically navigate in the same way? Also, how many programs would you have open on your office PC?
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New #54
Here's my scheme:
I have daily/most used apps pinned to the taskbar.
I have enabled the QuickLaunch toolbar for quick access to additional items.
I've pinned Control Panel, Skype and a few other things to Start.
I have some folders containing shortcuts to programs on my desktop, which are categorized by function: photography, video, web design, browsers, data recovery, etc.
I also put things on my desktop which need to be addressed. They are moved off once what I have to do is done.
I have some shortcuts to particular files which I need to access quickly.
I also have some program shortcuts on the desktop for easy access.
On occasion I will "search" for something I need.
I use the notification icon, although very rarely; usually only for checking updates.
Confusing enough?
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New #56
Not at all, simrick, and thanks. Whatever floats your boat. You seem to line up your P's and Q's. This is some of what this thread is about. To learn how others navigate so as to perhaps learn a quicker way to do so.Here's my scheme:I have daily/most used apps pinned to the taskbar.
I have enabled the QuickLaunch toolbar for quick access to additional items.
I've pinned Control Panel, Skype and a few other things to Start.
I have some folders containing shortcuts to programs on my desktop, which are categorized by function: photography, video, web design, browsers, data recovery, etc.
I also put things on my desktop which need to be addressed. They are moved off once what I have to do is done.
I have some shortcuts to particular files which I need to access quickly.
I also have some program shortcuts on the desktop for easy access.
On occasion I will "search" for something I need.
I use the notification icon, although very rarely; usually only for checking updates.
Confusing enough?
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New #59
You could create as many toolbars as you want and run just about everything from the Taskbar.
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New #60
I'm reluctant to have any toolbar, taskbar or a menu with too many things on it at same time. Just too difficult to find and start a program/APP I can't remember exactly what it's name is. That's why I tend to group them either in start menu or in dedicated folders but all same way everywhere.
Here's the part on desktop:
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